Following his acquittal, Rittenhouse sat for an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Follow Newsweek's liveblog for all the latest.
Kyle Rittenhouse condemned President Joe Biden for calling him a white supremacist.
"Mr. President, if I can say one thing to you, I would urge you to go back and watch the trial and understand the facts before you make a statement," Rittenhouse said. Rittenhouse told Carlson that he tried to tell police about the shootings during the protest but when he approached a police cruiser, he was told to get back and was pepper-sprayed—although Rittenhouse admits he doesn't remember that.
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